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Old Nov 22, 2010 | 01:41 AM
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what cam?

Just looking into what cam would work best in my 1988 f250 single cab lb 302 I have 35" tires to put on it soon aswell. thanks dylan
 
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Old Nov 22, 2010 | 07:04 AM
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Comp Cams has some that are compatible with the factory efi, but without some gearing changes or major work, any gain you make from doing just a cam change will be more than offset by adding a set of 35" tires
 
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Originally Posted by L. Ward
Comp Cams has some that are compatible with the factory efi, but without some gearing changes or major work, any gain you make from doing just a cam change will be more than offset by adding a set of 35" tires
I agree with that, but I don't have any experience with an F250 w/5.0. I would hope the factory would have shipped them w/ 4.10's.

dsands88, do you know your gear ratio? If you only have 3.55's, you'd probably be better off spending the money on gears, do the cam later.
 

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